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Assessment and analysis of morphometric characteristics of Lake Tana sub-basin, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

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Pages 195-209 | Received 29 Jul 2019, Accepted 30 May 2021, Published online: 24 Jun 2021

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